Long Adds Third Preseason All-America Honor

Monday, August 4, 2014

Senior tight end Michael Long of the Muhlenberg football was named to the D3football.com preseason All-
America first team.

D3football.com selected Long to its All-America third team last season following his breakout 2013 campaign. The Sporting News and Lindy’s Sports also named the Highland Park, N.J., native to their preseason All-America first teams.

Long caught 47 passes  the second-most ever by a Mule tight end  for 525 yards and four touchdowns in 2013. He was the second-leading receiver and a blocking tight end on a prolific Muhlenberg offense that averaged more than 34 points and 400 yards per game.

Muhlenbergs D3football.comPreseason All-Americans

year

name

position

team

2000

Joshua Carter

kick returner

first

2001

Joshua Carter

kick returner

first

2005

Mike Leanch

offensive guard

second

2008

Mike Nolan

center

first

2011

Patrick McDonough

linebacker

first

2011

Kenneth Cobb

defensive end

second

2014

Michael Long

tight end

first

Also named to the All-Centennial Conference, All-South Region and All-ECAC South first teams, Long ranked eighth among Division III tight ends in receptions, and he set a CC record for tight ends with 11 catches in a 27-7 win at Juniata. His catches were important ones, too: Of Long’s 47 receptions, 32 went for first downs, including 13 on third down and one on fourth down.

Long, who will enter the 2014 season with 75 career catches, just 11 short the school record for tight ends, also was a big contributor on special teams. He returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown against McDaniel and blocked a field goal himself against Moravian.

Long is the seventh Mule to be named to the D3football.com preseason All-America team, which was first released in 2000.

The Mules will kick off their 2014 campaign Saturday, Sept. 6, at Wilkes. The Centennial Conference will hold its preseason media event the day after tomorrow. Fans can participate by sending questions in advance via Twitter, using the hashtag #CCKickoff14, or to the Conference’s Facebook page.
Click here for the complete D3football.com preseason All-America team.